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President Donald Trump will hold a news conference at the White House alongside Elon Musk to mark the world’s richest man’s departure from his official role leading the administration’s effort to slash the size and scope of the federal government.
A federal judge has ruled that certain DOGE employees will be permitted to access Treasury payment and data systems after completing required security training.
But after 130 days as Donald Trump’s Slasher-in-Chief, Musk is leaving Washington, D.C. with a failing grade. He will get none of the accolades he believed were coming his way after taking control of the Department of Government Efficiency in the heady aftermath of paying his way into Donald Trump’s inner circle.
The Tesla mogul's inability to find a fraction of the fraud he originally promised made his thank-you to Trump a ripe target for internet snark.
Chicago Democratic Mayor Brandon Johnson laid into DOGE and President Donald Trump's economic policies during his weekly press availability, drawing parallels between the Third Reich in Germany and the mogul’s second term.
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Citing ProPublica’s reporting on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Democratic senators argued that the potential conflicts “underscore what appears to be a pervasive problem with Elon Musk and DOGE employees trampling ethics rules and laws.
Musk’s comment in an interview with CBS News exposed a growing rift in MAGA, and now other conservatives are piling on. Some have attacked the bill focused on Trump’s domestic agenda as it heads to the Senate, while others have questioned why the GOP-controlled Congress hasn’t done more work on its own to cut spending.
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Defense News on MSNDOGE can now review most unclassified Pentagon contractsIn a new memo, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said DOGE may now offer input on solicitations, requirements and cost estimates for most new contracts.